Custom Plant Factor Method; Enter Plant Density - Rain Bird ESP-SMT Installation & Operation Manual

Custom Plant Factor Method

While the PLANT TYPE screen is
Y
displayed, press the UP and DOWN
arrow button(s) until Custom Plant
Factors is blinking; then press the
SELECT button.
Z The CUSTOM PLANT FACTORS
screen will appear with the Species
Factor value blinking.
a. Press the - or + button(s) to adjust
Species Factor (Ks) to the desired
value; then press
button.
b. The Root Depth value will begin
to blink. Press the - or + button(s)
to adjust Root Depth to the desired
value; then press the NEXT button
and the PLANT DENSITY screen will
appear.
For more plant variety specific information,
it is recommended that you access Water Use
Classifications of Landscape Species (WU-
COLS) Guide developed by the University of
California. This guide is available through the
California Department of Water Resources at:
http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/files/
filelibrary/1726/15359.pdf

Enter Plant Density

While the PLANT DENSITY screen is
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displayed, press the UP and DOWN
arrow button(s) until the desired
plant density description starts to
blink, press the SELECT button
and the SHADE FACTOR screen will
appear.
The following table lists the Density Factor
default values that are applied to the Species
Factor (Ks) above to determine the irrigation
schedule.
the NEXT
Density Factor by Plant Type
Plant Type
Cool Turf
Warm Turf
Annual Color
Ground Cover
Shrubs
Desert/Native
Trees
Mixed Planting
Custom Plant Factor
Dense Medium Sparse
Density is not a factor for
Cool Turf or Warm Turf
1.0 1.0 0.8
1.1 1.0 0.5
1.1 1.0 0.6
1.3 1.0 0.6
1.3 1.0 0.6
1.2 1.0 0.6
1.2 1.0 0.6
ESP-SMT Smart Modular Control System
PLANT TYPE Zone 1
Grass Lawn Annuals
Ground Cover Shrubs
Y
Desert Plants Trees
Mixed Planting
- OR -
Custom Plant Factors
BACK SELECT
CUSTOM PLANT Zone 2
FACTORS
Z
Species Factor(Ks)1.0
a.
Root Depth 6 in
BACK NEXT
CUSTOM PLANT Zone 2
FACTORS
Z
Species Factor(Ks)0.8
b.
Root Depth
12
BACK
NEXT
PLANT DENSITY Zone 1
Mixed Plants
Dense
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Medium
Sparse
BACK SELECT
in
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